Pat and I were able to plan a trip to Rosslyn Chapel on July 28, 2009. We paid a fare of £1.20 each to take a Lothian bus to Rosslyn, and enjoyed a few hours exploring the ruins and the restoration.

Chapel Highlights: Entrance to the chapel by the public is mostly by way of the south door, as shown in the first two photos below. The Chapel was rededicated for Sunday services on April 22, 1862, by the Bishops of Edinburgh and Brechin after further repairs by the 3rd Earl of Rosslyn. A west door into the Baptistery also provides access.

Since no photographs are permitted inside the chapel, placards to the south side show some of the "Chapel Highlights", and you may CLICK on these pictures to obtain the readable and detailed largest size possible.

Views From Above The Preservation: The book and movie, "The Da Vinci Code", continues to raise awareness of Rosslyn Chapel and its vaults below, but tourists are also attracted to the current views of the conservation beneath the protective steel canopy. The canopy was constructed in 1997 to enable the stonework inside the Chapel to dry out naturally . . . in addition to protecting the stonemasonry from the weather. Thus, the following interesting photos are taken from the overhead ramps.

We visited the gift shop and bought two books, Rosslyn Chapel by the Earl of Rosslyn and Rosslyn Chapel Revealed by Michael T.R.B. Turnbull. Then we walked to the small village of Rosslyn to catch a bus across from the hotel to return to Edinburgh.